Recipe

Caramelized Pancetta And Fennel Salad Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Wolfpackjack / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago This is the salad for Giada's bachelor's dinner. Very nice blend of fennel, pancetta, and great if you can get Italian mixed greens. The whole meal she put together is great... now just need to find the "special" date. Hehehe... bon appetite. Prep:10m Cook:10m Servings:2	Wolfpackjac
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Ingredients

Salad:

1 bulb fennel, halved and cut into 1/2 inch or smaller wedges

5 slices of pancetta (no substitutions here)

2 (or more) cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1 Tbsp EVOO

1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper

1/4 tsp salt

5 - 8 oz mixed salad greens (in the bag in the veggie dept.)

Red Wine Vinaigrette:

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp lemon juice (juice of 1/2 fresh lemon)

1/2 tsp honey

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/4 Cup EVOO (use a good one here)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cut the pancetta into halves or quarters.

In a medium bowl, mix together the pancetta, fennel, garlic, brown sugar, 1Tbsp EVOO, 1/4 tsp salt, & 1/8 tsp pepper.

Next, place ingredients on the baking sheet in a single layer.

Cook in the oven until the pancetta is crisp and the fennel is caramelized, ~ 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool for ~ 5 minutes.

Red Wine Vinaigrette:

While the pancetta and fennel are in the oven, mix the vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper in a blender. Then with the blender running, gradually add the 1/4 cup of EVOO. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper to taste.

Toss the salad with the vinaigrette gentle, the place the pancetta/fennel mixture on top and serve immediately.

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Comments

lunasea 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Looks and sounds delicious. The thought of caramelized pancetta and fennel just messes with my mind.....(going into trance)......I bet this is so darn good. Thanks, Dave - I need to make this soon. I guess this can be part of my bachelorette dinner menu. Yumm. ;)

zanna 1 year, 10 months ago said:
I agreed with LUNASEA,book marking this:).Happy cooking!

marriage 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Great recipe, looks very tastey. Thank you for sharing it.

kochhexe 1 year, 10 months ago said:
LUNASEA - youu said it better then i could! great recipe - great comments. i shall mail it to my son - he really digs food with pancetta, makes great spaghetti with this, too. now, please, do tell: WHAT IS EVOO? if i dont know where to get it - what does it do to the dish if i dont use it? DEPERATE in Butzbach :-)

mystic_river1 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Sexy Italian dish LOL and your recipe too

gottaluvit 1 year, 3 months ago said:
This is going on my "to do" list.